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Jeffreymoffitt commented about California Theatre on Dec 22, 2016 at 11:06 am

Thats too bad, hopefully someone will make a go of it. At one time i thought a dinner theatre, old movies and great food. Could be fun and turn enough prorit to work.

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Jeffreymoffitt commented about California Theatre on Dec 22, 2016 at 10:30 am

I know every inch of that building. I’ve cralled between the floors, in the attic and under it in the swamp cooler tube thats fed bu an underground stream. Very inovative. Over the lobby ceiling is the original, is beautiful. When i painted the front i took scrapings of paint from the details, many details were not ever highlighted so we got to bring some more life to her beautiful face. Personalli i never liked the choice of blue as the main base color but i was allowed to do the gold i wanted. We were working on a way to cost effectivly re light the verticle sign. That woulh have been so beautiful. Really loved bringing entertainment to dunsmuir.

These old thestres were the heart of many towns. You got your info with news reels,saw great movies, if there was a stage school preformances, graduation,etc. City awards. So many first dates, first kisses, first loves, romances, A place where you can let your imagination go wild,or get away from your troubles for a couple hours, laugh or cry with your neighbors. I sometimes would sit by myself running a movie i just put together to make sure it was ok and set the sound up, and be so thankful that i was getting a chance to bring that majic and joy to people lives.

Old theatres are special.

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Jeffreymoffitt commented about California Theatre on Dec 22, 2016 at 10:07 am

I built all three projection rooms. I found a neautifil simplex sound head that sounded great. There was an otiginal voive of the theatre speaker on the stage that still sounded very good. Was fun to play with the old equiptment and mix it with a platter system. The original arc projectors were still there and i set up with naify and turned on! Hope they kept one of them. Found a Italian machine, a cinematica i believe at another theatre.

Laced up a 60 foot screen and found a anamorphic lens to use. An excellent picture.

I built an apartment for myself on the mezzanine, a great place to live.

When the masons moved out the upper two theatres were built.

I repeatedly tried to get steve naify to allow me to bring in spe ial showings of classics, 30s, 40s b&w, series like the thin man, topper etc,saturday serials, newsreels and oneof my favorites The Women. And then have months dedicated to an actor. Would have been so much fun. And ½ price if in period garb.